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ERITREA MAY BE BRITISH

By JL NAYS ·

THE PARTY-GIVER BECOMES DIPLOMAT

Clearly" she would like to be taken seriously as the first. United States Minisler, to Luxemburg. Previously United States diplo

-

Good Morn

( {CTPETEN Wiit: out

"What this Legation needs, pleaded politely: "Please, I woult Then excusing herself, she declared the United States appreciate it if you would play said: “Of course, I've only been f

here a week, you know.” Miniter to Luxemburg is in down the party angle

Two university students ironing-board!"

Rich Widow

(bothers) desire accomodation as Mrs. Mesta's salary has been paying, guests." a publicised as 17,500 dollars a year (about £4,400).' But Més. Į Going home last night, one of Mesta was Oklahoma oil before our stam reports that he heard her marriage to Pittsburgh bloke behind him say, "Of course, machine-tools so she is widow I don't agree with the blockade, rich enough to give parties and but as long as they don't go de- rich enough to become a United timing our

our ferries.... States Boy: But she has other qualifications besities money. She

During the next few weeks! After all one had read in the Britain may be offered 10 years past months about Mrs. Peric control over 800,000

more Atri-Mesta it was a surprise-indeed, cans (plus a European commu- a disappointment to find the nity 22,000 strong) in another vor Extraordinary so ordinary. half-million square miles of In her raiddle life she sold up

Atrics the former Italian colony of Eritrea, which has been under a British caretaker administra tion since her victory

over the Italians at Keren in 1941.

Arizona ranch,, her 30,000-acre where she managed, 3,000 head cattle, and went to Washington. where she became famous for berding political celebrities into Since the last United Nations her drawing-room. session, in. Mar, when the so-call- She was publicised with savage, bed Bevin-Sforza, plan for the dis-American thoroughness because posal of the Italian colonies fail-President Trumman played the ed by a single vote to secure the piano at her parties, Generali necessary two-thirds majority, a Eisenhower S

Advertisements and Business com-

By JENNY NICHOLSON Our Roving

Reporter In Luxemburg

That's nothing, he said, when

is a good business woman-"the pollee took nine $199 notes and only woman ever- to sit an a some smaller stuff out of his poc-

Steel Board.

She was a

kets"

Smaller stuff like seventeens à formidable ferainist, she had canvassed a large mum and fourteens? Stuff like that? [ber of votes for President Tru-i HTMm.

man, she had once, after she had

"Heavy rains assure local milk

Sousa's Mr. nearly sung with band and

and she gave good parties Bloke recently arrived now about Luxemburg was not houseboy who always slept with

One got the impression that to Africa tells me about a a special qualification. And, after his mouth open, and one night

munications should ba ̈ zdéreauté ¦ movement for Eritrean indepen Chile the Vice President danced:smatic relations with this may redunted in voire and piano famil

to the Company CHINA MAIL LTD.

denee has gained rapid ground- by himself. and Mrs. Comellus Duchy had been dealt with by troublesome little European and the movement is based on a Vanderbilt whistled a duet.

their Embassy in Brussels, and political grouping Hikely to com

And when she was mand, support in the United Nato Luxemburg there was another the resident representative

appointed

clap of thunderous publicity

tions.

been a

Four of the wain Eritrean poli- which has followed her all the Et hae Affaires. Newall, hadn't she been told tɔ keep/swallowed a cockroach.

Moslem League

Estimates

ak the

A Clever Move

to

been elevated,

"

given

Three little sisters, Shrewd, little sisters,

•

"

from

negra

of

Didn't sit about as might-have-

beens.

her mot

mouth shut? BRITISH TIES

He drank a whole bottle tical parties have formed an In-way here.

Mrs. Mesta said significantly,

Meanwhile she was putting the cockroach killer, and is now re- WITH PAKISTAN dependence Frout. Their leaders"

her dark dyes brightening

Legation in order,

covering are drafting a common pro-

little, with, thé, drama: “It

There were one or two men in is t Pakistan's decision not to gramme by which Eritrea would

listening post." And she saw her overalls with ladders and ham- "British Jews

25sur- follow most of the sterling state after 10 years'

become an Independent sovereign

elegant white, "Doing what I'mmers among the

ance. The best "tutelage"

that people could new job as

And when I think of all I have area into currency devalua- by an outside power. In Septem- say was that it was clever fold-keeping my ears open and panelled rooms. The voice of

Mrs. Mestr's sister came from to pay for mine... tion has apparently streng- ber they will ask the United Na- President Truman

appeasemouth shat!"

the next room. "What's a little thened the opinion of some independence, and their views on abo like to be represented in the to discover from her the relation-irs. Mesta may not have

It would have been interesting more to the tions to accept both the idea of the matriarchal American women

left in French?” Devil of a weight, sir! people that there is growing who should

heard. Yesterday's report the 459- be their "tuterswim and as little as possible, at ship between Luxemburg and anti-British feeling in the power"

We are not as complete as we pound man who decided some- the sink.

Marshall Add or Luxemburg and might be," she said. "El have thing must be done about it. So new dominion. Our own'in- 17- formation; reinforced by the

Although there have been two the Atlantic Fact or Mrs. Mesta's to have a lot sent over from the he had. 58, pounds of "fatty tissue other women US. Envoys, Mrs. social relationship with the Rus States. We just had to have an cut from his abdemon.” comments of a businessman

Mesta is the first to be appointed sian diplomatic representative ironing-board! But Miss Wi- recently arrived from La-

Front's by Mr. Truman. And some added: But she looked a little helpless liams, Mrs. Mesta's loyal aide, but it probably that it was a good idea to ap- and vague, and glanced from the who had been hovering for the hore, does not bear this out. strength vary,

embraces between 60 per cent point a woman to 2 country photograph of President Truma last few minutes, whispered: and 75 per cent of the popula- which had a woman rules.

-inscribed soberly: Admittedly there are grie- tion, including the former Italian

"For Mrs. Mrs. Mesta understands Ger- The unkindest thing, that was Mesta-with best wishes, Harry man, and her French is coming vances, and when they are colonists.

said was that Mrs. Mesta was Trumanto a photograph of back to her!" well-founded it would be

clever to go to Luxemburg and Mrs. Truman leasing at an angle "And we'll need, some more wise of Whitehall to remedy

If the powerful Moslem Lea make a bid for the file of in blacie and sequine as if secking Coca-Cola continued them. Great Britain has no cue, which claims to represent Europe's No. 1 Hostess rather some inspiration.

more than 50. per cent.

of the than

Mesta. Which brought us back to stay and risk becoming preferences between domin-population, can reconcile itself to

Oh-does Luxemburg get any parties, Her present score need old order changeth. Marshall Aid?" she wondered not be underplayed. It is modest peace, may be due, according to. ions. If a country is in the the presence of Italians In the Washington's Hostess No. 2

Front, this independence

But Mrs. Mesta, wearing unos And The Atlantic Pact isn't enough. move-i Commonwealth, it is to be mest might well receive support tentatious black, sitting primly that a bit far away?" she be- So far she has given a Coca- one local pessimis, to the fact treated as

a brother state i trom both pro-Italian and pro- in the corner of a yellow-mid=| Lane sibgost inaudible. But, sh: Cola party to 20 American stue Apocalypse are away, being me- A part of Pakistan's feel- Arab blows in the United Nations, white striped sofa, toying with a tha amade have not surely cents, a-Pepsi-Cola to a visiting and ing is а human and thus virtually assuring a majority long shine of gold beads at the Russians have no representa Congressman, and a small party

neat, colourless "little woman- tive here or do they?": natural resentment arising from the rather unjusti- And, if the United Nations fied belief that people at the Moslems will ask for British plump for Eritrean independence, Home are not sufficiently tutelage, while the Italians, fear- interested in its existence fal of domination, by neighbouri and problems.

|«ing-Ethiopia, would be relieved.

In London the fortunes of this greatest Moslem state in the world are followed with warm sympathy by that large section to whom Moslem civ. ilisation makes a powerful and romantic appeal

vole.

Should Britain accept a new commitment in Africa? A ten- year administration would cost "money"." Estimates vary from

£500,000 to £2,000,000 for

years that she has been has been only for "care and main established in. Eritrea and that

icmarice"

nize

Between £15,009,000 and £20,- 000,000 would be needed to do the

for the Legation staff.

Turns

The Housewife Into A Speed Queen

Motor-racing.

for some

twisting?

One's the Lady National, Another's rich — quite rational, While the third is boss behind

the bamboo screens.

"The present spell of uneasy

that the Four Horsemen of the

Myrtle's grandfather recalls the old saying that before marriage the man talks and the woman Ustens; after marriage, the woman falks and the man listens; and later on they both talk and the neighbours listen.

Ignoring the barrier, the young man, frantically leaped the ferry barrier and landed with a crash on the deck of the boat. "Well,”

treacherous slopes, he gasped, "I made i

reason, is not a sport which By WINIFRED holds no fears for Mrs. Allard.

attracts, many women petitors. Intoday's internia- tional hill climb at. Prescott; near Cheltenham, only two of

One is blonde, attractive Mrs.

CARR

For many years she has wat

crash.

compete, in

or narrowly

"What's your hurry?" asked a p

She Will drive a two-seater passenger. This boat's coming in. Allard sports car, and if she can beat her husband it will be a great feather in-her-cap,

1 always suffer from a feeling

of tension before the start

says,

of

F

sors, noted for his tact, was One of our university profes- awakened recently at 4. a.m. by the telephone. "Your dog is bark-

and

ing

keeping me awake," said an irate woman's voice."

The professor thanked her and Driving during out the family ang "Madam," said the profes

hung up. The following morning the week is at four the woman's telephon

Pakistan, of course, has other and more tangible com plaints. The difficulty is that job properly in 10 years, if it the 87 entrants are women ched her husband

was decided to introduce political reforms, and develop the health; Eleanor Allard, who won

a race, but once I'm away the car races, and held her breath

haven't time to

to be nervous," she education services from the point at which a week-ago-for-covering the Now, I suppose, it's his turn

and communications Chater Lea Trophy at Brighton when he skidded, the Balans left off.

course in the fastest time for to worry about me, she jokes. Today Mrs. Allard will be com She is the wife of Sydneypeting against her husband, and

car manufacturer both of them

will (mentally) keep their fingers crossed

Little Gain

woman driver.

Allard,

the

t

trip with the children/ car on shopping expeditions or a sor. "I have no dog,

Alter today Mrs. Allard will) zot compete in any more races this year. "My next one will pro-

early in the New Year" she told} me.

they have passed a certain spot bably be the Monte Carlo Hally

ag the course,

Some of them proceed from

which arise from suspiciers wings there Pakistan accuses the UK GREAT BRITAIN * USA ̧* BURMUDA CANADA MIDDLE government of being pro- EAST WEST AFRICA EAST AFRICA SOUTH AFRICA Indian, India accuses, it of FAKISTAN INDIA CEYLON AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND⚫

being pro-Pakistan.

Haly lost heavily over Eritrea, who won the speed hill-climb at Speaking generally, Pakis-It was little more than a costly recite motor racing bes

base for a war of aggression, even to fit in her motor-racing", tanis are friendly towards the when the territory was booming tween looking after her attractive British, but the attitude of at the time of Italy's assault on home at Blackhills Esher, and complete subservience to the Ethiopia, and the Italians were her three children European, and the belief of Fouring in 20 per cent, of their his almost, divine origin, com 12 per cent of their imports.

exports and getting back only

It is a break in the hedge, do the same. He has entered in pleted its disappearance or

known as, "Allard's Gap," be-previous years, but it will be a August 14 1947. The Euro- There are experts who say that only went in for the sport cause Mr. Allard has skidded to experience for me" pean is now treated as an Exitzea can never be anything like sists, but, she has made quite al the same earlier this year,

to please my husband," she in-through it twice; and his wife did equal, reither superior nor self-supporting There are others name for herself since she tobic Apart from this "jinx spot,” inferior, and it is this attitude who point out that nobody knows it up three years ago,

800-yard long course, with its] the Hidden wealth' of" the coun- which is misconstrued by try, with rumours of oil off the some as being anti-British. Bed, Sea, coast, and, wanjuman the

mountains.

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British Zoos May Take Some DP's

My husband is entering for it, and is very keen that I should

Broken Glasses

Mrs. Allard met her husband at a London motoring clubs, and they were married, 12 year ago. "My sisters and I used to-own- a car, and used to to a lot of motoring My brother, Alan

May is keen on car racingTM too. He will be watching at.Prescott-be has not entered any events."

The sunglasses decorated with- tiny flowers, which attracted, thej crowds when Mrs. Allard, wore Eight apes have been born (quarters the other day, the pre- them while competing at Brigh

Rock! on the rock of Gibraltar in sent Officer-in-Charge,

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was poring over a large folder is a pity, because I used to ke“ Fine kid. Mz Brown- mimber of apes officially al in which the dossier of every ape wearing them," she said. lowed has been exceeded and was affixed with four large red

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are recorded in Fortress Orders," but Kathleen's was not so easy. ACRE me the numbers of In the hope that one day be apes decreased alarmingly. In the would grow up and become leader

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dark days of the wally was The United States Air Force Pyre is denies were occurring Grunner Portlock; revealer- that

A talk with the OC'S the Pakistanis fervently dis-disclosed today that several of and, censorship clamped, down on the ape cost-of-living index had like the Socialist government, its giant. B-36 bombers with pe statistics for fear of spreading risen steeply in recent years, and and particularly Mr. Attlee 'tress trained in atom-bombing alarm

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